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| − | This page is a place to find and share resources for people interested in doing their email on the Web without compromising their freedom. There are a variety of good choices for free software webmail. | + | This page has moved to https://www.fsf.org/resources/webmail-systems. |
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| − | Whether the server itself runs nonfree software is a different issue. Nonfree software running on the server infringes the freedom of the server operator, but not yours; therefore, it is a secondary issue. We note here that some server operators say they run exclusively free software; you might choose one of them to reward their support for the community.
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| − | There are other major issues about email and respect for your freedom -- privacy, for instance -- but we don't know how to evaluate a service on those criteria.
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| − | Some of these services are gratis, but that's a separate issue.
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| − | Recall that "free software" refers to freedom, not price.
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| − | * <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.gmail.com Gmail]</span>: You can sign in and use Gmail without non-free Javascript, but you have to make the account in a special way, through <span class="plainlinks">[https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount https://accounts.google.com/NewAccount]</span>. This is an old sign-up form; the currently recommended sign-up form is no good, since it requires nonfree Javascript code.
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| − | * <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.mail.ru Mail.ru]</span>: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly.
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| − | * <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.fastmail.fm Fastmail]</span>: Sign up, sign in, and webmail all work smoothly. This is a paid service with a 60-day free trial.
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| − | * <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mailoo.org/ Mailoo]</span>: '''Explicitly states it runs on Free Software'''. Currently (June 2013) <s>under maintenance, no new accounts</s> up and running again.
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| − | * <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.openmailbox.org/ OpenMailBox]</span>: '''Runs explicitly on Free Softwares'''. Service started in June 2013.
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| − | * Some services will let you sign up and sign in without non-free Javascript, and use IMAP/POP3 from a desktop program, but have broken webmail:
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| − | ** <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.vfemail.net Vfemail.net]</span>
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| − | ** <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.safe-mail.net Safe-mail.net]</span>
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| − | ** <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.shortmail.com Shortmail.com]</span>
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| − | '''Last updated June 13, 2013.'''
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| − | '''Original list provided by Trevor Vartanoff.'''
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